The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-24
BAnBERIya IN THREE CITIES.
How the work r. Dsue In Dsston. New
York, and Philadelphia.

York, end Philadelphia.
A commercial traveller for a prominent
Now York dry goods house. who has been on
tho road for twenty years, and whose views on
men and manners have been published ocea-
sionally in TEE sUr. said as he loungcd in the
doorway Of the store whore he works and lazily
famed himself;
ia happened'last week that was shaved at
the three principal cities Of the East on threo
succeeding days, and tho BARRIERS and shops
were as typical OF the three towns a. the news.
papers aro. In Boston was stopping at tho
Adams House. snd I went to the basement to
the barber shop rather late. The barbers wsro
all eonversine with one another in sort OF
aristocrstle undertone. but they seldom spoke
to the customers. Most Of them looked irto
tho mirrors rather moro frequently than was
necessary. and ourlod their moustaches and
brushed their hair between ehaves. waited
some time for my turn, and finally highly re-
spectacle looking young barber bowed to mo
profoundly, and went to his chair. am
pretty we'll known around the country. but this
barber did not seem to be acquainted with me.
think IL was part OF his plan to repel all IA
miliarity on tho part OF the customer, and tho
sensation was so unusual that I rather en-
joyed It for a time. He held his eyebrows in
the or, moved With sort Of Miss Nancy gait.
and lathered me with great Gontleness. Then
he took two fingers OF his right hand. rubbed
the lather in with sort OF = toueh-me-not air
whlle he twirled his moustaehs with tho othsr
hand and looked comfortably at tho mir
ror. He shaved me gently. daintily. and wen.
After It was over. he twisted mo . little fur
thor back than usual, spoased me with little
lavender water, then with leo uator from tho
cooler, and abruptly disappeared. Three min
utes later he came back with heavy, thick
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the police. All these subjects were, OF course;
immensely interesting 70 mo. After he had
lathered mo for about fifteen minutes. suy-
geated that he look for rssor; cpd 10 slowly
pulled his way over my toes UNITY fsls thst
had been thoroughly shaved. !: va. . mo 2,,tt
with half-wsrm wster ptwdsrsdit It. and tried 70
put some gresse on my moustsche., After bad
Inverted him hero, and prevented hip putting
hi% aG|isr y ooisd 4 r. r.; s.IYls;s:IIlL;
he pulled on his apron. put op his e9at and het,
have S tic It changed. Thought hs you'd nstsf rss
ioTcs q IsSi3I e. tHfPisda n w f1t.SraiG;
TO NJ that he'd been an SO: in the esog.
eteppsd into To- one 81 ths Bic shSps op Bsoadwsy.
up my eost .n} hst, ana hsna.d ps ch.of
lively young chap lsthered me With ottrsordi-
nary rspiditY. ran the raspf GENTLY over my
face. and gave rns Is perfect shave AS any
BAY rum frorn bottle that vss kept % leo,
Ing. moment later he had Yhlsked me out
watch. that had bssnH IN the shop only twelve
minutes. having boon perfectly shaved brush
cd, and fairly Dealt with in every wsy. gave
nod; and simply as a recognized perouisito OF
the business.